Guest post: Metropolitan Museum of Art Releases 400,000 Digital Images of Public Domain Art
Guest post by Elizabeth Simmons, Graduate Academic Assistant, Scholarly Communications and Copyright Office Need free digital images of works of art for using in classroom presentations, papers, research, or online? You’re in luck! In May, the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York released a treasure trove of nearly 400,000 digital images of public domain […]
In the Spotlight: UBC Press collections
In celebration of World Book Day today, it is fitting to recognize the University of British Columbia (UBC) Press collections in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository. Established in 1971 and widely acknowledged as Canada’s leading social sciences publisher, UBC Press publishes ‘high-quality works of original scholarship’ on a diverse range of research subjects: Aboriginal studies, Asian […]
NEW: NURS 344 Synthesis Projects for 2013/14
From many literature reviews to inquiry-based meetings on real-life, quality improvement healthcare issues discussed with UBC faculty advisors and clinical practice leaders, the UBC Nursing 344 Synthesis Projects for 2013/14 are now permanently accessible in cIRcle, UBC’s Digital Repository. For NURS 344, several teams of BSN students undertook a self-directed study in 2013/14. These UBC […]
UBC Open Access Position Statement
The University of British Columbia (UBC) is among a growing number of research and academic institutions with OA policies that ‘encourage or mandate access to research outputs’. Having OA policies and mandates assists UBC scholars and researchers to ‘negotiate their rights, and to make their work openly available’. Other universities adopting OA mandates include: Concordia […]
NEW: Rheumatology Newsletters’ collection
Nestled within the UBC Faculty of Medicine, the BC Children’s Hospital (BCCH) Division of Rheumatology “provides diagnosis and treatment with a comprehensive and coordinated multidisciplinary team for children and adolescents with rheumatic diseases”. It also provides “a province-wide resource for patients, families and physicians”. With outreach pediatric services offered via traveling clinics throughout BC, […]